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Professor Nikolay Gromov
Professor of Theoretical Physics
Research interests
- Mathematics
Biography
Nikolay Gromov graduated from Saint-Petersburg State University in January 2005. He obtained his PhD in École normale supérieure in co-tutelle with Saint-Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute in November 2007. He held postdoctoral positions between 2007-2008 in CEA Saclay in France, and between 2008-2010 in DESY and Hamburg University, Germany. In April 2010 he joined King’s College as a Lecturer in Theoretical Physics, and was promoted to Reader in September 2014, followed by promotion to Professor in 2018.
Research interests
Professor Gromov's research interests include different approaches in non-perturbative Yang-Mills theory. The first approach is devoted to confinement/deconfinement phase transition and is based on classical configurations, generalizing the instantons.
Another approach is based on the remarkable duality between the N = 4 super-symmetric generalization of 4D Yang-Mills theory and 10D string theory in the AdS5 x S5 background. Integrability allows one to write down the equations describing exactly the spectrum of these theories and easily reproduce very complicated perturbation theory calculations.
Further information
Research
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Theoretical Physics
The group is at the forefront of research in supersymmetry, string and M- theory and related areas.
Events
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Maths Inaugural Lecture: Professors Nikolay Gromov and Payman Kassaei
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Introduction to Mathematics PhD programmes
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Introduction to Mathematics PhD programmes
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Research
![Theoretical Physics](/newimages/nmes/main-article-780X450/theoretical-physics.x0922a807.jpg?w=1404&h=440&crop=780,440,199,0&width=380&height=215&fit=crop&f=webp)
Theoretical Physics
The group is at the forefront of research in supersymmetry, string and M- theory and related areas.
Events
![NMES ILS generic banner - 780x440](/newimages/nmes/inaugurals/nmes-ils-generic-banner-780x440.x048b3bff.png?f=webp)
Maths Inaugural Lecture: Professors Nikolay Gromov and Payman Kassaei
Join us to celebrate a special milestone for our professors and hear about their inspiring career journeys.
Please note: this event has passed.
![math class](/departmentalimages/usa-office/General-Kings/math-class.xcfaec650.jpg?w=780&h=520&crop=780,440,0,40&f=webp)
Introduction to Mathematics PhD programmes
Find out more about studying a Mathematics PhD at King's at this dedicated event.
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![math class](/departmentalimages/usa-office/General-Kings/math-class.xcfaec650.jpg?w=780&h=520&crop=780,440,0,40&f=webp)
Introduction to Mathematics PhD programmes
Find out more about studying a Mathematics PhD at King's at this dedicated event.
Please note: this event has passed.